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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A56116	Proverbs and paradoxes breaking forth in the day of contention between the Parliament and Army to prevent the dividing of the Army, and the apparent deluge of blood, so long endeavoured, and now brought to passe by the Jesuite and Kings party, using the Presbyterian and Parliament men, as the monky the catts paw, but hath, but hath lingred in the birth by needlesse importunities, stepping into the press before them.		1647 (1647)	Wing P3875A; ESTC R219593	6,894	14

PROVERBS and PARADOXES Breaking forth in the day of Contention between the Parliament and Army to prevent the dividing of the Army and the Apparent Deluge of blood so long endeavoured and now brought to passe by the Jesuite and Kings Party using the Presbyterian and Parliament men as the Monky the Catts Pavv but hath lingred in the Birth by needlesse Importunities stepping into the Press before them PROV 28.2 For the Transgression of a Land many are the Princes thereof but by a man of understanding and knowledge the State shall be prolonged I. NOt Governours but Government is the delight or grievance of a Nation Government II. It is not a King It is not a Parliament It is not an Army that makes a Nation happy if the Government be bad III. Government is a Systeme or Body of Lawes Statutes and Judgements containing the duties both of Governours and Governed IV. Good Government makes good Governours and rejoyceth the Governed Pro. 18.3 Pro. 28.4.12.15.28 Pro. 29.2 but bad Government maketh bad Governours and the Governed mourn V. Good Government is unchangeable but bad Government safety no longer then the Power of the Sword VI. Good Government is only from God but bad Government is only from men VII Governments invented by men tend alwayes to their own Interest VIII When Governments depend on Governours they last but a shore time of Life the first part deducted for Incapacity and the latter part oftentimes cut off for Disabilitie or Infidelity IX When Government depends on Governours they change with every Person and every Passion New Lords new Lawes X. Government is more then Governours as the whole is more then a part when therfore Governours will bee greater then Government Mat. 24 24. it swells them up into a bubble and they break Gnatts cannot swallow Camells XI When Governours will be greater then Government they streighten Government and squeese the People to the capacity and boudage of their Lust XII Such Government disquiets every ambitious Spirit to contrive how he may get next into the Saddle and his friends are Parasites of the same mould with their Attendants fraud and cruelty XIII Governours and governed might make up a Government as parts make up a whole But because Governours and governed can never meet together in one nor agree together if met therefore it is impossible for men to make a compleat Government although when all is done it were but humane if God be left out and far below the Government of God XIV The framing of a Government is called a Law-giving or Legislative power but that if good is not in man Legislative Power Luc. 18.19 XV. He that wakes Lawes for men must be above man And he that will make them perfect must himself be without imperfection XVI A man cannot make a Law more perfect then himself Nor impartial because he is a Party governing or governed XVII The Lawes of Medes and Persians and all the Governments of Arbens Rome and Venice c. were and are imperfect some profane some superstitious Ours All. XVIII The man above man Christ Jesus is our one Law-giver Ja. 4.12 who is able to save and to destroy XIX He is our King he is our Law giver he is our Judge If. 33.22 he will save us XX. They that will vie for Legislative power must necessarily rival Jesus Christ XXI They that will rival Jesus Christ can only do it in this life XXII The Legislative power of Jesus Christ is only in this life Heb. 9.27 2 Cor. 5.10 Rev. 20.12 Mat. 16.27 1 Cor. 15.28 for after death cometh Judgment that every one may receive the things done in his body to be judged out of those things which are written in the Books according to their works And afterwards shall the Son himself be subject to the Father that God may be All in All. XXIII They that will Rival Jesus Christ or his Legislative power must necessarily finde fault with Gods Law XXIV They that find fault ought to amend and they that thinck to amend Gods Law make themselves wiser then God XXV They that thinck themselves wiser then God Prov. 26.12 are but so in their own conceit and there is more hope of a Fool for the foolishnesse of God is wiser then men 1 Cor. 1.25 XXVI The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge Job 28.28 Prov. 1.7 Psal 119.98 99 100. his Commandments make us wiser then our enemies and give us more understanding then our Teachers The keeping of his Precepts make us understand more then the Ancient XXVII When men acknowledge God then they are godly no man doth acknowledge God that doth not obey his Law 1 Jo. 2.3 XXVIII His Law is perfect LAW Psal 19.7 8 9. his Statutes are right his Judgments are true and righteous altogether So that none may a Dent. 4 2.12.32 Prov. 30.6 Rev. 22.18 19. adde nor diminish Nor b Jos 1.7 Deut. 5.32.17.20.28.14 turn to the right hand nor to the left Nor have any c Exod. 12.19 49. Lev. 24.22 Numb 15.16 Exod. 20.10.23.9.12 Lev. 16.29.17.12 15 18.26.19.10 34.23.22.24.16.25.6.35.47 48. Numb 9.14.15.14 15 16 26 29 30.19.10.35.15 Deut. 1.16.5.14.10.8 19.14.21.17.15.23.7 20.26.21 Deut. 29.11.31.12 Jos 8.33.20.9 other Law for the stranger then for the home-born XXIX The Law is a Royall Law Ja. 2.8 Rom. 7.12 14 Ja. 1.25 Ja. 2.10 11. Spirituall Holy Just and Good A perfect Law of Liberty so perfect that whosoever shall keep the whole Law and yet offend in one Point is guilty of all and the reason is because that he that commanded one commanded all XXX Man cannot possibly invent another Law save only in disobedience and opposition of the Law of God XXXI God himself keeps his own Law and with all his Saints and Angells will keep them for ever in the Heavens XXXII By keeping this Law the People of Israel were a peculiar Treasure unto God above all People Exod. 19.5 6. Deut. 1.10 and were to be a Kingdome of Priests and an holy Nation and were multiplied as the Stars of Heaven 1 King 4.20 and as the Sand which is by the Sea for multitude and were eating and drincking and making merry 25. and they dwelt safely every man under his Vine and under his Figtree and Silver was as the Stones in Jerusalem 1 Chron. 10.21.27 it was nothing accounted of XXXIII The People prospered alwayes and fared well 1 King 4. Jos 24.31.2.7 2 King 17.1 Chap. 23.24 Jos 2.11 12 13 14 15. keeping this Law both in the time of Kings and in the time of Judges but they fared ill when they forsook it both in the time of Kings and in the time of Judges XXXIV The united Provinces living under the shaddow of this Law are multiplied exceedingly and are eating and drincking and making merry with great plenty of Gold Silver and all other abundance prospering in all their Labours and